Mitch Chubey - Bike check - Sponsor Call Out!
Mitch Chubey is a Canadian rider who first caught my attention a few years ago in Whistler at the Air Apprentice Contest. I have been hearing Mitch's name a lot more since then and I have a feeling I will keep hearing that name for years to come.
Look inside for a bike check with Mitch Chubey's 2009 P.3 and photos of him riding at Woodward West.![photo]()
Ever since Air Apprentice, Mitch has been riding Specialized bikes and recently I got to check out his latest hardtail, the 2009 P.3
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Mitch's P.3 is very colorful, with the yellow frame, anodized Industry nine DH Hubs and Spokes laced to Syncros DS32 hoops and his orange Race Face Altas AM 170mm cranks.
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Mitch's P.3's front end features a 2009 Fox Shox 36 Float RC2 set at 100mm. Syncros FR 50mm Stem to Syncros FR31 bars with Syncros 4 bolt lock on grips and an Avid Juicy Carbon with a really long brake line.
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He runs a Maxxis Crossmark 2.35 front tire and a Specialized Rhythem Lite rear tire. If you take a good look at this bike you will find a lot of TI bolts and Alloy chain ring bolts - all to make it lighter.
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As his P.3 sits, it weighs just under 25lbs or 11.3kg, but at its lightest this bike was 22.1lbs (10.02kg). This P.3 is a thing of art and makes up half of Mitch's success, the other half is his talent. Check out some photos of Mitch riding Woodward West.
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Here is a look at what Mitch accomplished last season on his two wheelers:
6th at Crankworx Whistler
9th at Goat Style in Creston
10th at Highland's Claymore Challenge
11th at the Teva Mountain Games
14th at Crankworx Colorado
When Mitch was not on the road competing, or at work saving money for his next road trip, he was busy building and shooting a segment with Tamas Forde for his next film project.
Mitch's plans for 2010 are to train throughout the winter (hence this trip to California with Logan Peat) and be completely set for the season. He intends to attend all the same events as he was at this year plus hopefully a few more. A European trip to compete will happen too if everything comes together.
As of today Mitch's contract is up with his long time time sponsor and he is now a free agent looking for love. Anyone looking to contact Mitch can find him here on his Pinkbike profile, Mitch1616, or email him at mitch1616@hotmail.com.
Good luck in 2010 Mitch,
Jason Peters
Look inside for a bike check with Mitch Chubey's 2009 P.3 and photos of him riding at Woodward West.
Ever since Air Apprentice, Mitch has been riding Specialized bikes and recently I got to check out his latest hardtail, the 2009 P.3
Mitch's P.3 is very colorful, with the yellow frame, anodized Industry nine DH Hubs and Spokes laced to Syncros DS32 hoops and his orange Race Face Altas AM 170mm cranks.
Mitch's P.3's front end features a 2009 Fox Shox 36 Float RC2 set at 100mm. Syncros FR 50mm Stem to Syncros FR31 bars with Syncros 4 bolt lock on grips and an Avid Juicy Carbon with a really long brake line.
He runs a Maxxis Crossmark 2.35 front tire and a Specialized Rhythem Lite rear tire. If you take a good look at this bike you will find a lot of TI bolts and Alloy chain ring bolts - all to make it lighter.
As his P.3 sits, it weighs just under 25lbs or 11.3kg, but at its lightest this bike was 22.1lbs (10.02kg). This P.3 is a thing of art and makes up half of Mitch's success, the other half is his talent. Check out some photos of Mitch riding Woodward West.
Here is a look at what Mitch accomplished last season on his two wheelers:
9th at Goat Style in Creston
10th at Highland's Claymore Challenge
11th at the Teva Mountain Games
14th at Crankworx Colorado
When Mitch was not on the road competing, or at work saving money for his next road trip, he was busy building and shooting a segment with Tamas Forde for his next film project.
Mitch's plans for 2010 are to train throughout the winter (hence this trip to California with Logan Peat) and be completely set for the season. He intends to attend all the same events as he was at this year plus hopefully a few more. A European trip to compete will happen too if everything comes together.
As of today Mitch's contract is up with his long time time sponsor and he is now a free agent looking for love. Anyone looking to contact Mitch can find him here on his Pinkbike profile, Mitch1616, or email him at mitch1616@hotmail.com.
Good luck in 2010 Mitch,
Jason Peters
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He's also still got a rotor mounted on the front hub.. C'mon, where's the weight weenieing in that! xD
Called anodizing for the aluminum (yes, I have aluminum chainring bolts that look stainless, I also have some that look like regular steel).
Also, titanium can be the same color of steel. It doesn't have to have that specific titanium look frames will have. There is many kinds of titanium, many kinds of tooling that can be done etc.
Don't need to over criticize unless you actually see the bike in person. Pics don't tell you squat.
He quite obviously knows that the bike can be lighter.
Titanium can only be anodised to a certain colour spectrum, and the colours almost never match up as the colour gained from the anodising process depends on the amount it is exposed to the charge. Black is not a colour obtainable with titanium. Unless you powdercoat. However powdercoated bolts would lose their paint when used to torque..
Sure, he knows the bike can be lighter. I was simply poking fun at an article listing things that aren't there in the pictures. If he is so tired of breaking parts, then why does he leave the front rotor on?
I'll give him due, there are Ti bolts on his brake. All 6 of them.. The rest I will not assume to be either. But there are a lot of bolts that could well be Ti.
I'm not being 'o so critical'. I'm posting my observations as a light hearted poke about the mention of a supposed 'lot of titanium bolts'. Is it really that offensive to you that I consider it silly if someone tries to make their bike light, yet leaves a rotor mounted with no brake to make use of it?